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| - First off let me say that I am quite pleased with the simple (and fun) ordering system. You take an order sheet per person, and use a pen to check some boxes to indicate your selection of soup base, type of noodles, omission of certain default toppings, and two desired toppings ranging from various meats to veggies. Additional toppings cost extra. And it comes with a coffee or tea. All this for about 10 bucks or less, with large portions, that's great value.
The Fish Soup:
Excellent! Most people are turned off by this because they think the soup will be fishy tasting, but it's not! It's actually really tasty and clean tasting. You wouldn't even know it's fish based if no one told you. Best of all is the clearly indicate on the order sheet that all their fish-based soups have NO MSG! How wonderful is that? The other soup options sound mighty tasty, but with MSG in them I had to pass, since I love drinking most of the soup when I eat noodles. I've been here several times and I always order the Fish soup with century egg. Ample portions of egg, if you love the stuff as much as I do.
The Noodles:
They give you a lot. Prepare to be stuffed.
The Toppings:
They have the Japanese pork that you can find at ramen places. Delicious tender fatty pork. Their bok-choy was fresh and crispy, what a perfect veggie to add to noodle soup. There is a wide, wide selection of stuff, so take your time deciding. My tip to you is to keep it around 2 to 4 toppings because you have to remember that a bowl can only fit so much, so too many toppings means they will have to reduce the quantity of those toppings, meaning you won't get your money's worth (toppings in excess of two will cost extra).
Complaints:
- The beef brisket was tough, not tender at all.
- The milk-tea was powdery tasting, not a real Hong Kong style milk tea. It's from a mix, and it was unpleasant.
- The default tea they served had a slight chlorine taste, I didn't drink anymore after the initial sip.
- I wish there was an option for more green onions and cilantro, I like a layer of green stuff on top of my soup.
- The outdoor entrance from the parking lot is locked, which is stupid. They should allow customers to enter from the front. Rather, you are forced to enter the mall and approach the restaurant from the inside.
I've been back several times and can see myself going again in the future. Very good value.
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